Chinese symbol for “hawk”
兜售
dōu shòu
to hawk; to peddle
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hawk is 兜售 (dōu shòu), defined as: to hawk; to peddle.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “hawk”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 叫卖 (叫賣) | jiào mài | to hawk (one's wares); to peddle |
| 老鹰 (老鷹) | lǎo yīng | (coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey |
| 吆 | yāo | to shout; to bawl |
| 吆喝 | yāo he | to shout; to bawl |
| 鶂 | yì | hawk |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 兜售.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兜风 (兜風) | dōu fēng | to catch the wind; to go for a spin in the fresh air |
| 兜兜 | dōu dou | an undergarment covering chest and abdomen |
| 兜圈子 | dōu quān zi | to encircle; to go around |
| 肚兜 | dù dōu | undergarment covering the chest and abdomen |
| 裤兜 (褲兜) | kù dōu | pants pocket |
| 销售 (銷售) | xiāo shòu | to sell; to market |
| 出售 | chū shòu | to sell; to offer for sale |
| 零售 | líng shòu | to retail; to sell in small quantities |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hawk”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.